Where to Watch
Checking availability in your country…
Cast
Olatunji Ayofe
as Obafemi Taylor
Nino Furuhata
as Young Ichiro Watanabe & Henry Thompson
Danielle Henry
as One
Madeline Holliday
as Jill Smart & Young Beatrice
Togo Igawa
as Ichiro Watanabe
Anoushka Lucas
as Katie Watanabe
Kevin McMonagle
as Five
Jack James Ryan
as Actor Harold & Graham Jenkins
Simon Startin
as Three
Luke Thallon
as Two
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2021
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes—
DirectorJeremy Herrin
WritersJack Thorne, Hirokazu Kore-eda
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsNational Theatre Live: After Life
About National Theatre Live: After Life
A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choose their forever. Adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, After Life is a surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.
Directed by Jeremy Herrin, National Theatre Live: After Life leans on a strong ensemble — Olatunji Ayofe, Nino Furuhata, Danielle Henry — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2021.
Read More on the Blog
You Might Also Like
More like National Theatre Live: After Life, picked from what people are watching
6.1Hereafter
2010 6.1
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
Hereafter
2010
6.5Starving in Suburbia
2014 6.5
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
Starving in Suburbia
2014
6.644 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003 6.6
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003
6.5Hungry Hearts
2015 6.5
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
Hungry Hearts
2015
6.6Vanya on 42nd Street
1994 6.6
An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Vanya on 42nd Street
1994
6.6Goodbye June
2025 6.6
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
Goodbye June
2025
User Reviews
0.0
Community rating
Loading reviews…
From the Blog
All Posts
News
Spider-Man Brand New Day OTT Release Date: When and Where It Will Stream
Tom Holland’s biggest Spider-Man film yet is smashing records in theatres, and everyone is asking the same question: when does it hit OTT? Here is the latest, updated as it is confirmed.
News
Michael OTT Release Date: The Michael Jackson Biopic Streams August 29
The Michael Jackson biopic arrives on JioHotstar on August 29, 2026. Here is where to watch it, what you need, and why it is one of the year’s biggest music films.
News
Jana Nayagan OTT Release Date: When Vijay’s Film Streams on ZEE5
Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan is headed to ZEE5 for its digital premiere. Here is the latest on its OTT release date and where to watch, updated as news is confirmed.